Anion modification and trace metal doping have been widely demonstrated to have unique advantages in regulating both electrocatalytic activity and the electronic structure of non-precious metal materials. Developing a simple and practical preparation strategy is critical, but it still faces challenges. In this paper, a novel type of dual-modification approach is put forward to rationally design the S, Pt-CoNi material, which can be grown directly on the nickel foam (NF) in a one-step electrodeposition process. The multiple advantages of having plenty of active sites, high conductivity, and a faster charge transfer endow the optimized reaction kinetic for HER. The prepared S, Pt-CoNi/NF catalyst displays excellent catalytic performance, and a low overpotential of 116 mV at 50 mA cm−2 and a small Tafel slope of 75 mV dec−1 are achieved. The coupled S, Pt-CoNi/NF||FeOOH/NF electrolyzer delivers a high current density of 100 mA cm−2 at the potential of 1.61 V as well as superior stability under alkaline conditions. Our work experimentally confirms the feasibility of constructing a dual-regulation strategy via one-step electrodeposition, and it also provides ideas for the controllable design of other high-performance electrodes for electrocatalysis.
